ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to spread; to be propagated
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
alone; by oneself; on one's own
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to gain strength; to have energy
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action